If you’re a fan of receiving free candy or for cleaning off an absurd amount of toilet paper off your front lawn, then you’ll know that Halloween is nearly upon us. Most people celebrate Halloween by paying money to go to places for the sole purpose of possibly getting frightened, walking with their children to…
Archives for 2010
Banned White iPhone 4 Video Promo Talks Delays
Still waiting on the white iPhone 4? Poor you. At least you have the officially unofficial Apple spokespeople to address the situation for you. Was it really the manufacturing of the casing and home button discrepancies? Or the light-leak for the camera? After the white iPhone 4 was delayed and delayed again, the folks in…
Microsoft Handing Windows Phone 7 Devices to All 89,000 Employees
Microsoft is reminding us that sometimes there are sweet perks to working at some places by giving each and every one of its employees a Windows Phone 7 device. The first of these handsets will hit us normal folk in early November from AT&T and T-Mobile shortly after. The latest platform is leaps and bounds…
Verizon iPhone for Early 2011 Rumors Keep On Charging
The Verizon iPhone has been sworn by many as a real deal in the works, destined for release in early 2011. I’m on the camp where, when it comes to Apple products, it’s only official when Apple says so. In addition to the Wall Street Journal and New York Times independently reporting that the Verizon…
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Getting Android 2.1 Update Tomorrow
Sony Ericsson is almost keeping up with the times, but I’m sure most users will be happy with Android 2.1 versus the highly antiquated version they’ve been rocking on their Xperia devices. Devices that will get the upgrade are the Xperia X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro. Sony Ericsson says that the update will…
BlackBerry Bold 9780 Dummies Arriving at Rogers
We had heard that Rogers would be offering the BlackBerry Bold 9780 at the launch announcement earlier this week, and they’re already preparing with retail materials. Dummies and posters have been coming into Rogers stores all over the place, leading us to think the refreshed Bold will be on sale as soon as next week…
Acer Liquid Metal Supports 14.4Mbps HSPA, New Snapdragon Chipset
Acer is rocking the smartphone space with its Liquid Metal, which supports 14.4Mbps HSPA 3G for super fast data where it’s available. Additionally, the new Acer Liquid Metal features the latest Snapdragon MSM7230 chipset that sits in the T-Mobile G2 and HTC Desire Z. As we’ve seen in tests, the 800MHz processor might not look…
Mobile broadband and 3G video calling come to Mount Everest
Nepali wireless operator Ncell and Swedish carrier TeliaSonera have constructed the first 3G wireless network for Mount Everest. The pair built a network at an altitude of up to 5,200 meters that blankets the Everest basecamp area and extends all the way to the summit of the world’s highest mountain. The proof is in the pudding…
Sprint Benefits From the Apple iPad
The iPad has gone on sale at Verizon and AT&T this week, but the Apple tablet has been helping Sprint all along, too. After coming up with a few clever ads showing the iPad running on 4G thanks to Sprint’s hotspot devices and combo cases (holding the iPad and mobile hotspot devices at once), it…
BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 Hitting Wind Mobile Late November?
RIM’s BlackBerry software download page for Wind Mobile is listing the Curve 3G 9300, a phone that has yet to be announced by the upstart Canadian carrier. Unconfirmed rumours are pointing to a launch in the second week of November. The Curve 3G 9300 is an entry-level BlackBerry that has a 2 megapixel fixed-focus camera…